Posted on July 9, 2009 - by admin

Authoritarianism 2.0

The popular conception after the fall of the Berlin Wall was that we were at the dawn of a new era of democratic revival. While this prediction became a reality in many corners of the world, a recently released report commissioned by Freedom House, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Radio Free Asia highlights the recent attempts by resilient authoritarians to redefine democracy to legitimize their repression.

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Authoritarianism 2.0